Chapter 8 You Deserve Much Better Than Me
Cedric searched around the city for Crystal. "Real pretty, brown haired girl. She's wearing jeans and a black and white hoodie," The store clerk shook his head and Cedric sighed. He left the clothing store and went outside into the gloomy afternoon. He'd looked everywhere and he couldn't find Crystal anywhere. He looked up at the sky, it looked like it was going to rain. He spotted someone with a black and white hoodie and ran towards them. He sighed, it wasn't Crystal. He turned around, and almost ran into someone. "Crystal!"He said as he saw her face.
"Cedric," She said, her mouth set in a firm line.
"You're mad at me, aren't you?"
"Whatever gave you that idea?" She asked sarcastically.
"I'm sorry, you were right about Merenda. I just didn't see it," She crossed her arms and said. "Oh, you couldn't believe me in the first place?" Cedric let out a soft sigh. "Please, I'm sorry. I can't say that enough. I love you," Cedric took her hands and kissed them. "Please, Crystal," She avoided his eyes. She knew if she looked into them, she'd melt. Her eyes glazed over his face, she couldn't avoid his eyes. His brown eyes looked into hers, pleading for forgiveness. She sighed and said. "Oh, Cedric," He gripped her hands in his. "Come here, I can't stay mad at you," She said and hugged him. He smiled and held her in his arms. He kissed her and said. "You deserve much better than me," Crystal smiled and blushed.
"Stop, you're making me blush," He picked her up bridal style and she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Once the third task is over, maybe we can get our own place. I mean, money wouldn't be an issue," Cedric said. They'd gone inside a mall after it'd started to rain. Crystal smiled and asked. "You serious?" Cedric nodded.
"I don't think I'm gonna stay with my parents, so living with you is the right way to go," Crystal gripped Cedric's arm tighter. He put his arm around her. She leaned against him, watching the people go by. "I really mean it when I say I love you, you know," Cedric said. Crystal smiled and said jokingly. "I know, I love you, too," Cedric playfully punched her.
"I'm serious!" She kissed him on the lips.
"I know, and so am I. I love you," She said, this time in a serious tone. He kissed her and met her eyes. She smiled as she looked into his eyes.
"Aww, look at the little Huffelpuffs. They're so cute," Someone said in a sarcastic tone. They looked up and saw Draco Malfoy, along with his two goons, Crabbe and Goyle.
"What are you doing here, Malfoy?" Crystal asked, a disgusted look on her face. Malfoy shook a finger in her face.
"Calm down, Huffley Puff, I'm just here on vacation. You should really keep her on a leash, Cedric. She could really hurt someone,"
"Shove off, Malfoy. Isn't there someone else you can bug?" Cedric said.
"And miss you faces when I do this?" He then shoved Crystal into the fountain they'd been sitting on the edge of. Crystal screamed and Cedric yelled. "Malfoy!" The usually quiet Cedric turned into violent Cedric. Cedric never had been a violent person, he just didn't posses that streak some people had. But sometimes he had to do what he had to do. He pounced on Malfoy and punched him in the face. Crystal jumped out of the fountain and held back Crabbe and Goyle. They switched, Cedric holding back the boys and Crystal beating the crud out of Malfoy. Security guards rushed forward and hauled Crystal off of Malfoy. Two security guards held Crystal and Malfoy from each other. Malfoy spit in her face and said. "That the best you got?"
"I'll get you back, ya ruddy ferret," The security guards led Crystal, Malfoy, Cedric, Crabbe, and Goyle to separate rooms. There they interrogated them, why did it, things like that.
"What you did was completely irresponsible. Especially for a young lady," Crystal rolled her eyes.
"He started it," The guard sighed in annoyance.
"Kid, you're not making this easy," Crystal cocked her head.
"My job is not to make your job easy. Actually, without me, you'd have no job. So, you're welcome," The guard locked eyes with her and she crossed her arms.
"Since this is your first offense, we'll let you and everyone else off with a warning. Don't let me catch you doing something like that again," She shrugged and left the room. She saw Cedric waiting near the exit. His arms were crossed and he was looking downwards. Crystal smiled, the sunlight was lighting up his amber eyes.
"You know, some like it gentle. Not me, I like it rough," Draco whispered in her ear. She jumped and said. "Get away from me before I show you what rough is,"
"I like em spicy," She looked at him disgustedly. He raised his eyebrows, then left. She shook her head and walked over to Cedric. She covered his eyes and whispered. "Guess who," He smiled and said. "It's my wonderfully beautiful girlfriend," She smiled and kissed him.
"Wrong, it's your wonderfully beautiful, smart girlfriend,"
"Silly me,"
"Where are we gonna stay tonight?"
"The Night Bus will do just fine. The train leaves tomorrow, anyway," Crystal nodded and they flagged down the bus. The next afternoon, they got on the train back to Hogwarts.
"You ready for the Third Task?" Crystal asked.
"I've faced a dragon and mer people, what could they possibly throw at me?"
"I know, but that dragon got you pretty bad. It worried me," He smiled.
"Nothing bad will happen, don't worry,"
A/N: There, done! It's getting increasingly harder to find time to type up stuff. Plus, I'm really tired at night, so that's less writing time. With working at Traditions, the bowling alley, being class historian, yearbook, french club, and project adventure, I'm booked! But, there's gonna be two more chapters (I think). Little foreshadowing at the end of this chapter, oooo
